August Passenger Vehicle Sales Rose 11.3% to 1.2 Million

September 7th, 2012 | Posted in Sales

According to the report released Friday afternoon by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), automakers in China delivered 1,213,992 passenger cars last month, 11.3% more than a year earlier and 8.6% more than July 2012. Demand for SUVs continued to soar, while the MPV market shrank slightly.

A total of 861,182 sedans/hatchbacks were sold in August, up 11.4% on year; 42,573 MPVs, down 1.7%; 165,025 SUVs, up 22.4%; 145,221 micro vans, up 3.7%.

The counts refer to wholesales and include exports. The automakers reported 1,158,921 sales of passenger cars in the domestic market, up 11.2% on year (not including sales of imported models).

Below are the deliveries of the 10 largest passenger car makers in August

1. FAW-Volkswagen: 122,825

2. Shanghai-GM: 118,051

3. Shanghai-Volkswagen: 105,282

4. SAIC-GM-Wuling: 97,908

5. Beijing Hyundai: 75,158

6. Dongfeng-Nissan: 65,088

7. Chery: 43,971

8. FAW-Toyota: 43,618

9. Changan: 41,582

10. Great Wall Motor (GWM): 40,218

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